by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

Manti Te'o told everyone he was "obviously faster" than he appeared at last month's NFL scouting combine, but Tuesday he actually took the steps to prove it.

According to ESPN's Todd McShay, the former Notre Dame linebacker improved his 40-yard-dash times at Notre Dame's pro day, clocking slightly quicker than his 4.82 showing in Indianapolis.

NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock predicted those kinds of marks would cement Te'o's status as a late first-round pick in next month's NFL draft.

"He's probably going to run in the 4.75-second range,'' Mayock told USA TODAY Sports on Monday from Notre Dame's South Bend, Ind., campus. "I would expect him to be drafted somewhere in (Nos.) 20 to 32 range."

There was no official timer at the event, but Notre Dame said it plans to announce an official time for Te'o at the conclusion of the pro day.

"I felt good. I'm at home now," Te'o said after the workout via The Chicago Tribune. "I was very pleased with how I performed. I just expected to run faster than I did at the combine. That's exactly what I did."

Te'o told reporters that, despite invitations from the league, he wouldn't attend the first round of the draft in New York on April 25.